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Nobody says you must laugh, but a sense of humor can help you overlook the unattractive, tolerate the unpleasant, cope with the unexpected, and smile through the day.

Ann Landers

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Ann Landers
Age: 83 †
Born: 1918
Born: July 4
Died: 2002
Died: June 22
Columnist
Journalist
Writer
Sioux City
Iowa
Ann Landers
Esther Pauline Friedman
Help
Unexpected
Sense
Smile
Helping
Laugh
Must
Laughing
Overlook
Nobody
Unattractive
Humor
Cope
Fun
Unpleasant
Says
Tolerate

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